We recently added more issues of Art, Pens, Watches and Culture magazines to the selection we have featured on the Penbox pen website. Having had a rummage in the stock room we have uncovered issues number 17 (November 2015 – March 2016) No. 18 (April – August 2016) and No. 19 (November 2016 – March 2017). They can be purchases here for you to enjoy.

Occasionally we have items brought into the shop by customers that they are looking to sell, and the vintage pencils above are the result of one such visit. The pencil at the top is a Sampson Mordan in sterling silver and dates from the late 19th century, and the pencil below is a magic pencil with no maker’s marks. Both items are in very good condition with good working mechanisms. They have now been included on our vintage pencils web pages.

New from Pelikan in October 2017, the Special Edition M605 Pelikan Souveran White Transparent fountain pen and ballpoint pen is the latest interpretation of the classic Pelikan Souveran from the Pelikan Pen Company. We think that the white – transparent barrel and all white cap in unison with the palladium trim and 18k/rhodium nib create an invigorating contemporary look. These pens are supplied in a special edition gift box.

A novelty Stephens Inks enamel adverting sign in form of a giant thermometer spotted whilst visiting the British Motor Museum, Warwick, amongst other examples of automotive related signs mostly from the 1940s. This is the most complete and largest example of this wall mounted Stephens Inks enamel sign that we have seen. A pleasant surprise during our visit when the Penbox pen shop was closed and we thought that given our interests in classic cars we would pay the museum a visit. If you visit the British Motor Museum look out for it on the central staircase alongside other advertising and display signs.

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We are now stocking replacement Parker Duofold Centennial nib units in needlepoint (80), in addition to the exotic broad oblique (89), broad italic (95) and EEB (86) nib grades already available from Penbox. These exotic nib grades can be found along with other standard options on our Parker pen nib page. The nib grades of Parker Duofold Centennial nibs are impressed in a circle on the ink feed beneath the nib, with a letter being used for standard nib grades, and a number for exotic nib grades.

Penbox stock replacement nibs for several makes of fountain pen, and recently have added a few additional nib grades to the choice of replacement nibs we carry for the Waterman Expert. We now have replacement extra fine, fine, medium and broad Waterman Expert nibs available to select from on our Waterman nibs shopping page. These nibs will fit both the mark 2 and mark 3 Expert fountain pens.

A large salt glazed stoneware bottle of Webter’s Co. Ltd. Diamine Writing Fluid arrived at Penbox this week, nearly 100 years after it was originally retailed in c. 1920, and still containing most of its blue-black ink. View our vintage ink bottles department for more details.

Engraving, lacquering, decorating, sprinkling, polishing, burnishing and Maki-e are some of the various techniques employed to produce Namiki pens. At Penbox we now have on display pens from the Emperor, Yukari, Chinkin, Nippon Art and Urushi pen collections from Namiki.

Penbox are pleased to now have some Sailor pens on show in the shop. Pride of place at the centre of the Sailor Pen display is the gargantuan King of Pens from Sailor in ebonite. We have also recently take delivery of a few of the 1911 Sailor Naginata-togi fountain pens, but have now been informed that Sailor are not taking additional orders for the Naginata-togi nib fountain pens until they have cleared their current back orders. The King of Pens can be supplied with a choice of medium of broad 21k nibs.